diff --git a/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/README.md b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/README.md
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+# DHCPv6 PD_IA server
+
+This provides tooling to bootstrap a [DHCPv6] server with [prefix delegation]
+support ([Kea]) to provide a prefix for the [`gnrc_border_router` example]'s
+or similar applications' subnets.
+
+# Usage
+Just run the script `dhcpv6-pd_ia.py` with sudo, e.g.
+
+```sh
+sudo ./dhcpv6-pd_ia.py tap0 2001:db8::/32
+```
+
+For more information on the arguments, have a look at the usage information of
+the script
+
+```sh
+./dhcpv6-pd_ia.py -h
+```
+
+
+[DHCPv6]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8415
+[prefix delegation]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefix_delegation
+[Kea]: http://kea.isc.org
+[`gnrc_border_router` example]: ../../../examples/gnrc_border_router
diff --git a/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/base.py b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/base.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim:fenc=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+
+import atexit
+import os
+import shutil
+import subprocess
+import time
+import threading
+import signal
+import sys
+
+import pkg
+
+
+__author__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin"
+__credits__ = ["Martine S. Lenders"]
+__license__ = "LGPLv2.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__email__ = "m.lenders@fu-berlin.de"
+
+
+# see https://refactoring.guru/design-patterns/singleton/python/example
+class _SingletonMeta(type):
+    """
+    This is a thread-safe implementation of Singleton.
+    """
+
+    _instance = None
+
+    _lock = threading.Lock()
+    """
+    We now have a lock object that will be used to synchronize threads
+    during first access to the Singleton.
+    """
+
+    def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        # Now, imagine that the program has just been launched. Since
+        # there's no Singleton instance yet, multiple threads can
+        # simultaneously pass the previous conditional and reach this point
+        # almost at the same time. The first of them will acquire lock and
+        # will proceed further, while the rest will wait here.
+        with cls._lock:
+            # The first thread to acquire the lock, reaches this
+            # conditional, goes inside and creates the Singleton instance.
+            # Once it leaves the lock block, a thread that might have been
+            # waiting for the lock release may then enter this section. But
+            # since the Singleton field is already initialized, the thread
+            # won't create a new object.
+            if not cls._instance:
+                cls._instance = super().__call__(*args, **kwargs)
+        return cls._instance
+
+
+class DHCPv6Server(metaclass=_SingletonMeta):
+    """
+    Inspired by Daemon class
+    https://web.archive.org/web/20160305151936/http://www.jejik.com/articles/2007/02/a_simple_unix_linux_daemon_in_python/
+    """
+    PORT = 547
+    command = None
+    package = None
+    installer = None
+
+    def __init__(self, daemonized=False, pidfile=None, stdin=None, stdout=None,
+                 stderr=None):
+        if self.command is None or self.package is None:
+            raise NotImplementedError("Please inherit from {} and set the "
+                                      "the static attributes `command` and "
+                                      "`packet`".format(type(self)), file=sys)
+        assert (not daemonized) or (pidfile is not None)
+        self.daemonized = daemonized
+        self.pidfile = pidfile
+        self.stdin = stdin
+        self.stdout = stdout
+        self.stderr = stderr
+
+    @classmethod
+    def is_installed(cls):
+        return shutil.which(cls.command[0]) is not None
+
+    def install(self):
+        self.installer = pkg.PackageManagerFactory.get_installer()
+        self.installer.install(self.package)
+
+    def daemonize(self):
+        """
+        do the UNIX double-fork magic, see Stevens' "Advanced
+        Programming in the UNIX Environment" for details (ISBN 0201563177)
+        http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_2.html#SEC16
+        """
+        try:
+            pid = os.fork()
+            if pid > 0:
+                # exit first parent
+                sys.exit(0)
+        except OSError as e:
+            sys.stderr.write("fork #1 failed: %d (%s)\n" % (e.errno, e.strerror))
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # decouple from parent environment
+        os.chdir("/")
+        os.setsid()
+        os.umask(0)
+
+        # do second fork
+        try:
+            pid = os.fork()
+            if pid > 0:
+                # exit from second parent
+                sys.exit(0)
+        except OSError as e:
+            sys.stderr.write("fork #2 failed: %d (%s)\n" % (e.errno, e.strerror))
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        # redirect standard file descriptors
+        if self.stdin:
+            si = open(self.stdin, 'r')
+            os.dup2(si.fileno(), sys.stdin.fileno())
+        if self.stdout:
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+            so = open(self.stdout, 'a+')
+            os.dup2(so.fileno(), sys.stdout.fileno())
+        if self.stderr:
+            sys.stderr.flush()
+            se = open(self.stderr, 'a+', 0)
+            os.dup2(se.fileno(), sys.stderr.fileno())
+
+        atexit.register(self.delpid)
+        # write pidfile
+        with open(self.pidfile, "w+") as f:
+            f.write("{}\n".format(os.getpid()))
+
+    def delpid(self):
+        os.remove(self.pidfile)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        """
+        Stop the daemon
+        """
+        # Get the pid from the pidfile
+        try:
+            pf = open(self.pidfile, 'r')
+            pid = int(pf.read().strip())
+            pf.close()
+        except IOError:
+            pid = None
+        if not pid:
+            message = "pidfile %s does not exist. Daemon not running?\n"
+            sys.stderr.write(message % self.pidfile)
+            return  # not an error in a restart
+
+        # Try killing the daemon process
+        try:
+            while 1:
+                os.kill(pid, signal.SIGTERM)
+                time.sleep(0.1)
+        except OSError as err:
+            err = str(err)
+            if err.find("No such process") > 0:
+                if os.path.exists(self.pidfile):
+                    os.remove(self.pidfile)
+            else:
+                print(str(err), file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+    def pre_run(self):
+        # may be overridden by implementation to do things before running
+        # the daemon or script
+        pass
+
+    def run(self):
+        if not self.is_installed():
+            self.install()
+        if self.daemonized:
+            """
+            Start the daemon
+            """
+            # Check for a pidfile to see if the daemon already runs
+            try:
+                pf = open(self.pidfile, 'r')
+                pid = int(pf.read().strip())
+                pf.close()
+            except (IOError, ValueError):
+                pid = None
+            if pid:
+                message = "pidfile %s already exist. Daemon already running?\n"
+                sys.stderr.write(message % self.pidfile)
+                sys.exit(1)
+            # Start the daemon
+            self.daemonize()
+        self.pre_run()
+        subprocess.run(self.command)
diff --git a/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/dhcpv6-pd_ia.py b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/dhcpv6-pd_ia.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim:fenc=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import argparse
+import os
+
+import kea
+import util
+
+__author__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin"
+__credits__ = ["Martine S. Lenders"]
+__license__ = "LGPLv2.1"
+__version__ = "0.0.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__email__ = "m.lenders@fu-berlin.de"
+__status__ = "Experimental"
+
+
+DEFAULT_NEXT_HOP = "fe80::2"
+DEFAULT_DELEGATED_LEN = 64
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument("-d", "--daemonized", action="store_true",
+                        help="Run server in background")
+    parser.add_argument("-p", "--pidfile", nargs="?",
+                        help="PID file for the server. Required with -d.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-n", "--next-hop", default=DEFAULT_NEXT_HOP, nargs="?",
+        help="Next hop address for application (default: fe80::2)"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-g", "--delegated-len", default=DEFAULT_DELEGATED_LEN, nargs="?",
+        type=int,
+        help="The prefix length delegated by the DHCPv6 server. "
+             "Must be greater or equal to the prefix length of the subnet. "
+             "This may differ from the prefix length provided in subnet more "
+             "to understand as a template from which to generate the "
+             "delegated prefixes from. "
+             "(default: 64)"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "interface", help="Interface to bind DHCPv6 server to"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+            "subnet", type=util.split_prefix,
+            help="Subnet to delegate (must have format <prefix>/<prefix_len>)"
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    if "SUDO_USER" not in os.environ:
+        raise PermissionError("Must be run with sudo")
+    if args.delegated_len < args.subnet[1]:
+        raise ValueError("delegated_len {} is lesser than prefix length {}"
+                         .format(args.delegated_len, args.subnet[1]))
+    config = kea.KeaConfig(args.interface, args.subnet[0], args.subnet[1],
+                           args.delegated_len)
+    server = kea.KeaServer(config, args.next_hop, daemonized=args.daemonized,
+                           pidfile=args.pidfile)
+    server.run()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/kea.py b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/kea.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim:fenc=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import json
+import os
+import tempfile
+import time
+
+import base
+
+
+__author__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin"
+__credits__ = ["Martine S. Lenders"]
+__license__ = "LGPLv2.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__email__ = "m.lenders@fu-berlin.de"
+
+
+class KeaConfig(object):
+    def __init__(self, interface, prefix, prefix_len, delegated_len=None,
+                 valid_lifetime=40000, preferred_lifetime=30000,
+                 renew_timer=10000, rebind_timer=20000):
+        if not prefix.endswith("::"):
+            raise ValueError("prefix must end with '::'")
+        if int(prefix_len) < 1 or int(prefix_len) > 128:
+            raise ValueError("prefix_len must be between 1 and 128")
+        if int(valid_lifetime) <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("valid_lifetime must be greater than 0")
+        if int(preferred_lifetime) <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("preferred_lifetime must be greater than 0")
+        if int(renew_timer) <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("renew_timer must be greater than 0")
+        if int(rebind_timer) <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("rebind_timer must be greater than 0")
+        if delegated_len is None:
+            delegated_len = prefix_len
+        self._config_dict = {
+            "Dhcp6": {
+                "interfaces-config": {
+                    "interfaces": [interface]
+                },
+                "lease-database": {
+                    "type": "memfile"
+                },
+                "valid-lifetime": int(valid_lifetime),
+                "preferred-lifetime": int(preferred_lifetime),
+                "renew-timer": int(renew_timer),
+                "rebind-timer": int(rebind_timer),
+                "subnet6": [{
+                    "interface": interface,
+                    "subnet": "{}/{}".format(prefix, prefix_len),
+                    "pd-pools": [{
+                        "prefix": prefix,
+                        "prefix-len": prefix_len,
+                        "delegated-len": delegated_len
+                    }],
+                }],
+            },
+        }
+        self.config_file = None
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        if self.config_file is not None:
+            self.config_file.close()
+
+    def _dump_json(self):
+        json.dump(self._config_dict, self.config_file)
+        self.config_file.flush()
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self.config_file is None:
+            self.config_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w")
+        self._dump_json()
+        return self.config_file.name
+
+    @property
+    def interface(self):
+        return self._config_dict["Dhcp6"]["interfaces-config"]["interfaces"][0]
+
+
+class KeaServer(base.DHCPv6Server):
+    command = ["kea-dhcp6", "-c"]
+    package = {
+            "generic": {"name": "kea-dhcp6", "url": "https://kea.isc.org/"},
+            "Debian": {"name": "kea-dhcp6-server"},
+            "Arch": {"name": "kea"},
+        }
+
+    def __init__(self, config, next_hop="fe80::2", *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.next_hop = next_hop
+        self.config = config
+
+    def pre_run(self):
+        # create config file in daemon so it is not automatically deleted
+        self.command.append(str(self.config))
+        if self.daemonized:
+            # need to wait for interface to connect before we can run server
+            time.sleep(2)
+
+    def run(self):
+        if not self.is_installed():
+            self.install()
+            if self.installer.os in ["Arch"] and \
+               not os.path.exists("/var/run/kea/"):
+                # workaround: Arch does not create that directory on first
+                # install
+                os.makedirs("/var/run/kea/")
+        super().run()
diff --git a/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/__init__.py b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/__init__.py
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index 0000000000..cfb69d8726
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+++ b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/__init__.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim:fenc=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+
+import platform
+import re
+import os
+
+from .apt import Apt
+from .pacman import PacMan
+from .base import AskToInstall
+
+__author__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin"
+__credits__ = ["Martine S. Lenders"]
+__license__ = "LGPLv2.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__email__ = "m.lenders@fu-berlin.de"
+
+
+class PackageManagerFactory(object):
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_linux_distro():
+        if hasattr(platform, "linux_distribution"):
+            return platform.linux_distribution()[0]
+        elif os.path.exists("/etc/os-release"):
+            with open("/etc/os-release") as f:
+                for line in f:
+                    m = re.match(r"^NAME=\"(.+)\"$", line)
+                    if m is not None:
+                        return m.group(1)
+        return None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_installer(cls):
+        system = platform.system()
+        if system == "Linux":
+            system = cls._get_linux_distro()
+        if system in ["Debian", "Ubuntu"]:
+            return Apt("Debian")
+        if system in ["Arch Linux"]:
+            return PacMan("Arch")
+        else:
+            return AskToInstall()
diff --git a/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/apt.py b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/apt.py
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index 0000000000..1f8dcc52f7
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+++ b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/apt.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim:fenc=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import subprocess
+
+from .base import Installer
+
+__author__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin"
+__credits__ = ["Martine S. Lenders"]
+__license__ = "LGPLv2.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__email__ = "m.lenders@fu-berlin.de"
+
+
+class Apt(Installer):
+    def _install(self, package):
+        subprocess.run(["apt-get", "-y", "install",
+                        package[self.os]["name"]])
diff --git a/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/base.py b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bd85ec1435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim:fenc=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import abc
+import sys
+
+
+__author__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin"
+__credits__ = ["Martine S. Lenders"]
+__license__ = "LGPLv2.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__email__ = "m.lenders@fu-berlin.de"
+
+
+class Installer(abc.ABC):
+    def __init__(self, os):
+        self.os = os
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def _install(self, package):
+        """
+        Executes the install command
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def install(self, package):
+        """
+        Executes the install command, but asks the user before-hand if it is
+        okay to do so.
+        """
+        if self._ask(package):
+            self._install(package)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _ask(package):
+        valid = {"yes": True, "y": True, "ye": True,
+                 "no": False, "n": False}
+        while True:
+            sys.stdout.write("Install package {}? [Y/n] "
+                             .format(package["generic"]["name"]))
+            sys.stdout.flush()
+            choice = input().lower()
+            if choice == '':
+                return True
+            elif choice in valid:
+                return valid[choice]
+            else:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Please respond with 'yes' or 'no' (or 'y' or 'n').",
+                )
+
+
+class AskToInstall(Installer):
+    def install(self, package):
+        print("Please install {name} ({url})".format(**package["generic"]),
+              file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/pacman.py b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/pacman.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d21580d30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/pkg/pacman.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim:fenc=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import subprocess
+
+from .base import Installer
+
+__author__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin"
+__credits__ = ["Martine S. Lenders"]
+__license__ = "LGPLv2.1"
+__maintainer__ = "Martine S. Lenders"
+__email__ = "m.lenders@fu-berlin.de"
+
+
+class PacMan(Installer):
+    def _install(self, package):
+        subprocess.run(["pacman", "--noconfirm", "-S",
+                        package[self.os]["name"]])
diff --git a/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/util.py b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f639db8e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/tools/dhcpv6-pd_ia/util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim:fenc=utf-8
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Freie Universität Berlin
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+
+def split_prefix(route):
+    comp = route.split("/")
+    return comp[0], int(comp[1])